觑
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to spy; watch for
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How 觑 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
见 (semantic, “see”) + 虚 (phonetic, xū)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 虚
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 虚 (xū) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虚 sound component | xū | false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain |
| 嘘 | xū | to blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh; to praise |
| 墟 | xū | high mound; hilly countryside; wasteland |
| 歔 | xū | to snort, to blow through the nose |
| 魖 | xū | black |
Words containing 觑
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 面面相觑 | miàn miàn xiāng qù | to look at each other in dismay (idiom) |
| 四目相觑 | sì mù xiāng qù | see 四目相對|四目相对[si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4] |
| 不容小觑 | bù róng xiǎo qù | (idiom) not to be underestimated; not to be taken lightly |
| 觑机会 | qù jī huì | to watch for an opportunity |
| 觑着眼 | qù zhe yǎn | to narrow one's eyes and gaze at something with great attention |
| 小觑 | xiǎo qù | to despise; to have contempt for |
| 觑合 | qù hé | to squint |
| 相觑 | xiāng qù | to look at each other |
| 觑视 | qù shì | to look; to gaze |
| 觑步 | qù bù | to spy on |
| 觑觑眼 | qù qù yǎn | myopia; nearsightedness; shortsightedness |
| 觑糊 | qù hu | to squint |
| 觑忽 | qù hu | variant of 覷糊|觑糊[qu4 hu5] |
| 觑窥 | qù kuī | to peep at |